jeudi 24 octobre 2013

LAY COLLABORATORS-LAICOS-LAICS REFLECTIONS -- DAY 4 DIA --- JOUR

"N'ayez pas peur. Je vous ai choisi pour aller d'avant et fructifiez richement pour toujours." (Jean 15,16)"No temen. He sido yo quien los eligió a ustedes y los preparé para que vayan y den fruto, y ese fruto permanezca." (Juan 15,16We are all called to do this. There are no exceptions. We must all go and bear fruit in the Vineyard of the Lord. This is not aimed solely at the Pope, Bishops, Priests, Nuns and Brothers. This is a commandment that comes from the mouth of Jesus Christ Himself. Oh, by the way, it was repeated by His Mother from the top of La Salette Mountain when she said, "Well, my children, go and make this known to all my people. Please notice the plural form. That means all of us, laity included.The most efficient way to do this is as a team of focused collaborators. But besides efficiency, there is another dimension to the virtues of collaboration between clergy and Laity that I would like to put before you.Collaboration is an act that spreads the knowledge and the responsibility across a number of contributors to the task. That means that as time goes by, all the participants become better at the work that has to be done. As the obstacles fall one by one and progress is made all the collaborators enjoy the satisfaction of the success. Since it is inevitable that one or more of the people involved, at any given level will disappear from the collaborating community, the plurality of workers assures the continuation of the process at a reduced but still productive level of effort. Plus, the level of grief caused by the disappearance of one or two people from the community at large is reduced and is more easily overcome.So, if you want your missionary efforts to maintain a more even keel over time, collaborate. God will love you more for it and you will feel more comfortable in His embrace when something untoward happens.